Why not start with a classic – Joseph Frank “Buster” Keaton’s short silent comedy, The Goat, released on 18 May 1921. I just can’t get enough of this film. Keaton (wearing his omnipresent porkpie hat) is mistaken for the escaped murderer Dead Shot Dan, and his ensuing antics barely keep him ahead of the bumbling police.
While the most famous scene is of Steam Engine 1229 speeding toward the camera from the distance, stopping just in time to reveal Keaton seated at the front of the locomotive, my personal favorite remains the scene of Keaton aboard the buckling Man O’War statue.
And by the way, the $5,000 reward for the capture of Dead Shot Dan would be worth about $60,000 today.
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